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Lewa Wilderness

About Lewa Wilderness

Lewa Wilderness (previously known as Lewa Wilderness Trails or Wilderness Trails Lodge) is set on a steep ...

... valley side looking out over the Western Marania Valley and a spring below. Started as a tented camp by the Craig family 30 years ago, it is now a comfortable, nine-room lodge offering access to the great game of the Lewa Conservancy.

Lewa Wilderness is extremely friendly and relaxing. We really enjoyed the homely feel, and the way you could just help yourself to drinks from the cabinet. That the lodge gets a lot of repeat business is testament to this atmosphere, and also perhaps to the fantastic variety of activities – you have to come back for more. Lewa makes a great option for families who want a fenced property for their children, and couples who want somewhere more permanent than a tented camp.

Accommodation
9 cottages
Children
Great for all ages
Open
1 Jun - 31 Oct & 1 Dec - 31 Mar

Activities

4WD Safari

4WD Safari

Birdwatching

Birdwatching

Cultural excursion

Cultural excursion

Guided walking safari

Guided walking safari

Horse-riding

Horse-riding

Night drive

Night drive

Private activities

Private activities

Sleeping under the stars

Sleeping under the stars

Lewa Wilderness: Full Report

Safaris visiting Lewa Wilderness

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African Hawk-Eagle Fly-in Safari

7 days • 2 locations • 1 country
NAIROBI AIRPORT TO NAIROBI AIRPORT

Two luxurious camps provide relatively quiet game-viewing within Laikipia and the Mara ecosystem. Situated on private conservancies, both Lewa Wilderness and Naboisho offer the chance to sight all of the "Big 5" and to enjoy a range of safari activities.

Visiting Laikipia, Mara Conservancies

US$9,360 - US$16,430 per person

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Traveller reviews of Lewa Wilderness

17 real, un-edited reviews from Expert Africa's travellers.


98%
17 reviews since August 2007
Excellent
15
Good
2
Average
0
Poor
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Terrible
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Mr BfromGB

Arrived 7 Feb 2025, 3 nights

"Lewa Wilderness review"

"...incredible experiences …" Read Mr B’s full holiday review

Overall rating: Excellent

Patricia and LeofromLDN

Arrived 26 Oct 2024, 4 nights

"Lewa Wilderness review"

"Exceptional service, spectacular location, beautiful lodge. …" Read Patricia and Leo’s full holiday review

Overall rating: Excellent

Ms A.fromManchester

Arrived 12 Jan 2024, 3 nights

"Lewa Wilderness review"

"Everything is top notch, from the rooms to the staff and guides to the...view. …" Read Ms A.’s full holiday review

Overall rating: Excellent

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Our travellers’ wildlife sightings from Lewa Wilderness

Click an animal to see our traveller's success in sighting them.
How we work this out.


Black Rhino

100% success

Buffalo

100% success

Elephant

100% success

Giraffe

100% success

White Rhino

100% success

Zebra

100% success

Eland

80% success

Lion

80% success

Spotted Hyena

80% success

Leopard

45% success

Hippo

44% success

Cheetah

33% success

Aardvark

0% success

Pangolin

0% success

Striped Hyena

0% success

Wild dog

0% success

Lewa Wilderness's location

Look closer at the environment and surroundings of Lewa Wilderness.


When to go to Laikipia

Our month by month guide: What it's like to visit Lewa Wilderness in Laikipia


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Laikipia in January

Clear, warm days and mild nights make this a popular time for safaris in Laikipia. It's excellent for game viewing in all the conservancies, where water sources attract diverse wildlife. The dry conditions make it easier to spot black rhinos, lions and leopards. Star bed sleep-out options at a number of lodges are particularly magical under the clear night skies.

After the New Year period, many camps and lodges treat January as mid-season, offering good value. The landscape retains some greenery, enhancing photography.

  • Clear days ideal for safaris
  • Excellent visibility for wildlife viewing
  • Dry riverbeds attract wildlife to water sources
  • Calving season for wildebeest and antelopes
  • Palearctic migrant birds abundant

Our view

Fantastic: the very best time to visit

Weather in January

Kenya fact file

Useful information and advice to help you prepare for a trip including Lewa Wilderness


Excursions from Lewa Wilderness

Optional extra day-trips and excursions possible whilst you're staying at Lewa Wilderness. Talk to us: these are usually best arranged before you go.


Anti-poaching Dogs Display

Anti-poaching Dogs Display

Approx. one hour

Interact with the dog keepers and learn about what it takes to look after the specially trained canine team. Guests are encouraged to try and evade the sniffer dogs, not only is this great fun, but it helps to offer genuine training for the dogs.

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100% (1 reviews)
Scenic Biplane Flight on Lewa Conservancy

Scenic Biplane Flight on Lewa Conservancy

30 or 60 minute flights

Soar high and fly low over the rolling hills and plains of Laikipia’s famed Lewa Conservancy, on a scenic biplane flight. Offering you the chance to spot wildlife from the air, this flight takes place in an open-cockpit WACO biplane – a truly unique excursion in Kenya.

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Other lodges in Laikipia

Alternative places to stay in this same area.


Kicheche Laikipia

Kicheche Laikipia

Kicheche Laikipia is the most luxurious tented camp of the handful of places to stay in the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in central Laikipia.


98% (86 reviews)
Laikipia Wilderness

Laikipia Wilderness

Laikipia Wilderness is a rustic owner-managed bush camp, in excellent wild dog territory, offering outstanding guiding.


93% (39 reviews)
Lewa Safari Camp

Lewa Safari Camp

Lewa Safari Camp is a comfortable and homely tented lodge, located in the Lewa Conservancy and offering a relatively exclusive safari away from mass tourism.


97% (23 reviews)
El Karama Lodge

El Karama Lodge

El Karama is a comfortably rustic, very personal, riverside eco-lodge on a game-rich private ranch in Laikipia, an hour’s drive north of Nanyuki airport.


99% (17 reviews)

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